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Weekend Demolition

August 30, 2010
Last Thursday night, on my way home from work, I was coming up McDougall when look what my eye see… The famous building eaters. A neat old factory, was last used as a place called Rust Shield a subsidiary of Flex-N-Gate, a large US based Auto parts supplier. Like may other jobs in our fair city, this plant too closed up shop. The facade of the old office section fronting McDougall hinted…
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Ambassador Bridge From Above - 1933

July 23, 2010
Happy Friday! Today’s photo is stamped on the back with only a date March 28, 1933. A neat shot showing the Windsor Shoreline in its natural state. Interesting to see this little restroom hut, long a favourite little building of mine. View Larger Map This was neat…
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Carnegie Library

July 19, 2010
Built in 1903, and designed by John Scott and Co. of Detroit (the same architects who designed the Boer War Memorial), Windsor had the first Carnegie Library approved in Canada, although delays caused it to be the second one to open… The building opened October 16, 1903, and was demolished in the early 1970’s following the opening of the new main branch in 1973 (designed by Johnson…
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Windsor Waterfront - 1939

June 25, 2010
Up today is a panoramic photo of the Windsor Waterfront, from 1939. At the left is the old Station, to the right are the tracks… Here’s a close up of the old CN station… As always there are always some interesting details in these old photos…. Looks like some repairs are being made to the tracks. Note the planking to cross the tracks… Also interesting to note the…
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